bureaucracy's
Official system's characteristic
Bureaucracy's is the possessive form of bureaucracy—a system of administration through departments and officials following fixed rules and procedures.
Government agencies are the archetypal bureaucracies, but corporations and institutions develop their own.
The word often carries negative connotations of inefficiency, red tape, and impersonal treatment: The bureaucracy's endless forms delayed approval for months.
Ranked authority structure
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
- officesProfessional work spaces
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
branches · ministries · tiers · levels · chains · protocols · procedures · regulations
Those controlling entry
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
enforcement · compliance · mandates · approvals · permits · licenses · clearances · stamps
Pauses before proceeding
- bottlenecksConstrictions that impede flow
- obstaclesThings in the way
- slownessAbsence of quickness
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
gridlock · inertia · backlog · runaround · frustration · waiting · queues · forms
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- transparencyState of being see-through
accountability · deregulation · simplification · automation · e-governance · decentralization · privatization · outsourcing
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
- officesProfessional work spaces
divisions · branches · ministries · tiers · levels · chains · protocols · procedures · regulations · paperwork
gatekeepers
Those controlling entry
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- controlAuthority to direct
oversight · enforcement · compliance · mandates · approvals · permits · licenses · clearances · stamps · signatures
delays
Pauses before proceeding
- bottlenecksConstrictions that impede flow
- obstaclesThings in the way
- slownessAbsence of quickness
stagnation · gridlock · inertia · backlog · runaround · frustration · waiting · queues · forms · redundancy
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- efficiencyProductive without waste
transparency · accountability · deregulation · simplification · automation · e-governance · decentralization · privatization · outsourcing · restructuring
- faceless bureaucracy
- government bureaucracyState administrative apparatus
- federal bureaucracyNational government's administrative agencies
- state bureaucracyGovernment's administrative machinery
- local bureaucracyRegional administrative apparatus
- Chinese bureaucracyState administrative apparatus